.KERGUELEN’S voyage to the north. 781 Pomona to larboard, care mud be taken to keep in with Roufa ; and when an ifland is perceived, called by the natives Inhalla, you mult deer to come up to it on the fouth, and leave it to ftarboard, on account of there being no paffage north of the ifland: it requires a good deal of wind to (tern the current in this paffage. You may alfo reach Wire-found coming from the eait by the paflage of Sanda-found. This paflage is between the iflands of Sanda and Stronfa, leaving Sanda and Eda to ftarboard, and Strenfa and Schapinflia to larboard. After defcribing the paffages and anchoring-places which are in the interior of the Orcades, I lhall make mention of what concerns the exterior, which is not lefs impor- tant to veffels which may be driven upon the coafts. I lhall begin by the fouthern part, or ftrait of Pentland, which is, as I believe I mentioned, between Scotland and the Or- cades. On coming from the eaft to make this paffage, an ifland, which is at the en- trance, inuft be kept at a mile's diftance; it is the fame thing whether a-head of it north or fouth. After paffmg this ifland it is requiftte to fteer through mid-channel, and rather keep clofe to the Orcades than the Scotch coaft, on account of many rocks under water on the Scotch fide ; but after reaching the fouth fide of the ifle of Hoy, an ifland in the middle of the ftrait is to be kept at W. quarter S. W. When at no greater diftance than a league and a half from this ifland, nothing remains t6 be apprehended from the Scotch fide : it is the fame whether this ifland be paffed on the north or fouth fide, there being twenty-five fathoms water on both fides. When this ifland, called Stroma, is paffed by, the channel opens, and the currents are lefs forcible. Stroma mull not be coalted too near, as it is furrounded with rocks. N. N. E. of Stroma, in the ifle of Hoy, there is a creek with anchorage in four fathoms water. On the eaft fide of the Orcades the Ihores are tolerably fafe ; almoft every where there is thirty fathoms water at half a league from the fhore. On luffing near her fhores, one may prolong a tack without apprehenfion when the wind is ftrong; but when there is a chance of a calm a greater diftance muft be kept, for fear of being carried away by the currents. On the eaftern fide of the Orcades, the point of Sanda is the only dangerous one ; neverthelefs the rocks from this point advance no more than half a league to fea towards the N. E. North of this point there is a fmall ifland, which is only fafe on the fouth fide ; there a veffel may anchor to take fhelter from a north wind. This ifland is called North Ro- naldfa. North of the ifle of Sanda there are two rocks under water near to fhore ; but two leagues from the north point, and N. quarter N. W. of it there is a dangerous rock above low water. Any veffel may anchor north of the ifle of Edda, fouth of a fmall and perfectly fafe ifland, called Kale of Edda. At the north point of Weftra there are rocks a quarter of a league from fliore; but the fouth part of this point affords a creek, open to the eaft, where a frigate may anchor under fhelter from the W. or N. W. A league N. E. of this anchorage is the ifland of Papa Weftra, furrounded by rocks on the weft, north, and eaft : they extend more than a quarter of a league on the eaftern fide. The weftern fhores of the Orcades are for the molt part very fafe 1 they may be coafted as clofe as you pleafe; but care muft be taken of the currents which run through the ftraits. I obferved in 1768 on thefe coafts 20° 40' of variation in the needle. I muft not forget to notice that there are rocks, about ten leagues weft of the Orcades, about lat. 590 2' or 3': there is one above water; they are called the Stacks. A league north of thefe are others, three fathoms under water. It is high water at the Orcades at full and new moon at forty-five minutes paft two. Between the Orcades and Shetland there is a fmall ifland, called Fair-ifle. As this ifland is in the middle of a much frequented paffage, called the Tun, I paid particular at- tention

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